Lefthanded reliever Tyler Webb, perhaps most emblematic of the Cardinals’ major league walks total, was designated for assignment Thursday to make room for lefthanded reliever Andrew Miller (foot injury), who was activated from the 10-day injured list before the night game with Cincinnati.
Webb, in 16 1/3 innings over 22 games, had an earned run average of 13.22 but the more telling statistic was that he had walked 19, averaging more than one free pass per inning. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak, remembering Webb’s 2.08 ERA in the shortened 2020 season and 66 appearances in the 2019 division title-winning season, said he hoped that the 30-year-old cleared waivers and could be outrighted to Memphis.